verb · G191 · 427× in the NT

ἀκούω

I hear, listen

Gloss

I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.

Forms

Endings and the sense of each form. NT counts are from the SBLGNT; generated slots fill a regular paradigm when the NT never uses that case.

present active indicative

  • ἀκούω—I hearpresent · active · indicative · 1st singular4×
  • ἀκούεις‑ειςyou hearpresent · active · indicative · 2nd singular4×
  • ἀκούει‑ειhe/she/it hearspresent · active · indicative · 3rd singular14×
  • ἀκούομεν‑ομενwe hearpresent · active · indicative · 1st plural3×
  • ἀκούετε‑ετεyou (pl.) hearpresent · active · indicative · 2nd plural14×
  • ἀκούουσι(ν)‑σι(ν)they hearpresent · active · indicative · 3rd plural7×

present active subjunctive

  • ἀκούω—I might hearpresent · active · subjunctive · 1st singular2×
  • ἀκούωσι(ν)‑(ν)they might hearpresent · active · subjunctive · 3rd plural1×

present active imperative

  • ἄκουε‑εhear!present · active · imperative · 2nd singular1×
  • ἀκουέτω‑έτωlet him/her hearpresent · active · imperative · 3rd singular7×
  • ἀκούετε‑ετεhear!present · active · imperative · 2nd plural5×

present active infinitive

  • ἀκούειν‑εινto hearpresent · active · infinitive20×

present active participle

  • ἀκούων‑νhearing, nominativepresent · active · participle · singular · nominative · masculine13×
  • ἀκούοντα‑ονταhearing, accusativepresent · active · participle · singular · accusative · masculine1×
  • ἀκούοντος‑οντοςhearing, genitivepresent · active · participle · singular · genitive · masculine2×
  • ἀκούοντι‑οντιhearing, dativepresent · active · participle · singular · dative · masculine1×
  • ἀκούοντες‑οντεςhearing, nominativepresent · active · participle · plural · nominative · masculine15×
  • ἀκούοντα‑ονταhearing, nominativepresent · active · participle · plural · nominative · neuter1×
  • ἀκούοντας‑ονταςhearing, accusativepresent · active · participle · plural · accusative · masculine6×
  • ἀκουόντων‑όντωνhearing, genitivepresent · active · participle · plural · genitive · masculine2×
  • ἀκούουσι(ν)‑σι(ν)hearing, dativepresent · active · participle · plural · dative · masculine2×

present passive indicative

  • ἀκούεται‑εταιhe/she/it is heardpresent · passive · indicative · 3rd singular1×

imperfect active indicative

  • ἤκουε(ν)‑ν)he/she/it used to hearimperfect · active · indicative · 3rd singular4×
  • ἤκουον‑ονthey used to hearimperfect · active · indicative · 3rd plural7×

future active indicative

  • ἀκούσει‑σειhe/she/it will hearfuture · active · indicative · 3rd singular2×
  • ἀκούσετε‑σετεyou (pl.) will hearfuture · active · indicative · 2nd plural2×
  • ἀκούσουσι(ν)‑υσι(ν)they will hearfuture · active · indicative · 3rd plural3×

future middle indicative

  • ἀκούσῃ‑σῃyou will hear (middle)future · middle · indicative · 2nd singular1×
  • ἀκουσόμεθα‑σόμεθαwe will hear (middle)future · middle · indicative · 1st plural1×
  • ἀκούσεσθε‑σεσθεyou (pl.) will hear (middle)future · middle · indicative · 2nd plural1×
  • ἀκούσονται‑σονταιthey will hear (middle)future · middle · indicative · 3rd plural2×

future passive indicative

  • ἀκουσθήσεται‑σθήσεταιhe/she/it will hear (passive)future · passive · indicative · 3rd singular1×

aorist active indicative

  • ἤκουσα‑σαI heardaorist · active · indicative · 1st singular35×
  • ἤκουσας‑αςyou heardaorist · active · indicative · 2nd singular5×
  • ἤκουσε(ν)‑ν)he/she/it heardaorist · active · indicative · 3rd singular17×
  • ἠκούσαμεν‑ενwe heardaorist · active · indicative · 1st plural10×
  • ἠκούσατε‑τεyou (pl.) heardaorist · active · indicative · 2nd plural26×
  • ἤκουσαν‑ανthey heardaorist · active · indicative · 3rd plural19×

aorist active subjunctive

  • ἀκούσῃ‑σῃhe/she/it might hearaorist · active · subjunctive · 3rd singular7×
  • ἀκούσητε‑σητεyou (pl.) might hearaorist · active · subjunctive · 2nd plural5×
  • ἀκούσωσι(ν)‑σι(ν)they might hearaorist · active · subjunctive · 3rd plural8×

aorist active imperative

  • ἀκουσάτω‑σάτωlet him/her hearaorist · active · imperative · 3rd singular8×
  • ἀκούσατε‑σατεhear!aorist · active · imperative · 2nd plural10×
  • ἀκουσάτωσαν‑σάτωσανlet them hearaorist · active · imperative · 3rd plural1×

aorist active infinitive

  • ἀκοῦσαι‑σαιto hear (aorist)aorist · active · infinitive17×

aorist active participle

  • ἀκούσας‑σαςhaving heard, nominativeaorist · active · participle · singular · nominative · masculine33×
  • ἀκούσασα‑σασαhaving heard, nominativeaorist · active · participle · singular · nominative · feminine2×
  • ἀκούσαντες‑σαντεςhaving heard, nominativeaorist · active · participle · plural · nominative · masculine51×
  • ἀκουσάντων‑σάντωνhaving heard, genitiveaorist · active · participle · plural · genitive · masculine3×
  • ἀκούσασι(ν)‑σι(ν)having heard, dativeaorist · active · participle · plural · dative · masculine1×

aorist passive indicative

  • ἠκούσθη‑θηhe/she/it heard (passive)aorist · passive · indicative · 3rd singular4×

aorist passive subjunctive

  • ἀκουσθῇ‑σθῇhe/she/it might hear (passive)aorist · passive · subjunctive · 3rd singular4×

aorist passive participle

  • ἀκουσθεῖσι(ν)‑εῖσι(ν)having heard (passive), dativeaorist · passive · participle · plural · dative · neuter1×

perfect active indicative

  • ἀκηκόαμεν‑ηκόαμενwe have heardperfect · active · indicative · 1st plural6×
  • ἀκηκόατε‑ηκόατεyou (pl.) have heardperfect · active · indicative · 2nd plural2×
  • ἀκηκόασι(ν)‑όασι(ν)they have heardperfect · active · indicative · 3rd plural1×

perfect active participle

  • ἀκηκοότας‑ηκοόταςhaving heard, accusativeperfect · active · participle · plural · accusative · masculine1×

Where you’ll meet it

  • New Testament
  • Attic (Plato, Xenophon, dialogue)

NT glosses follow Dodson’s public-domain lexicon, counted on the SBLGNT (MorphGNT). Attic and patristic notes are short reader-helps for Xenophon, Plato, and the pre-Nicene writers — not a substitute for LSJ.